In which the editors of The Markaz Review and playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak present the theatre issue.
JUNE 7, 2024 • By TMR
A stage director declines producing a play about a child tragically murdered during a genocide, fearing she may...
JUNE 7, 2024 • By Hassan Abdulrazzak
In his play, Youssef El Guindi debates whether art is merely a distraction or if it can truly...
JUNE 7, 2024 • By Yussef El Guindi
Editors at The Markaz Review recommend twelve titles published over a 20-year period presenting a broad range of...
JUNE 7, 2024 • By TMR
Al Jadid editor Elie Chalala finds that Lebanese intellectuals’ defense of expat director Wadji Mouawad contrasts with state...
JUNE 7, 2024 • By Elie Chalala
An original short play by playwright and theatre maker Mona Mansour: "a short, dark confession in a time...
JUNE 7, 2024 • By Mona Mansour
A play about the French Revolution highlights the experiences of Syrian actors and theatre makers as artists in...
JUNE 7, 2024 • By Mudar Alhaggi
Lameece Issaq presents a short play borrowing a popular fantasy world.
JUNE 7, 2024 • By Lameece Issaq
Lord Byron, a theatrical poet, created the concept of celebrity and, with his poetry, brought the Ottoman world...
JUNE 7, 2024 • By William Gourlay
Omar Naim set out to create a film about the Lebanese theatre scene where stage honesty clashes with...
JUNE 7, 2024 • By Omar Naim